Brits have been told to prepare for miserable weekend weather, owing to an incoming wave of rain and snow. A "marked difference" in temperatures and a drastic change in conditions, according to the Met Office, looks destined to stick around until at least the start of next week.
The change comes as warm mid-Atlantic air blown up from the Iberian peninsula is replaced by chilly northerly gusts from the Arctic Circle, marking an end to the settled and warm weather dominating for much of the last few days, reports the Mirror. Met Office senior press officer Nicola Maxey told Express.co.uk the transition could result in "some fairly heavy rain at times and some chance of thunder", adding that more wintry conditions such as sleet or snow cannot be ruled out.
She said: "There is a chance that any shower could fall as snow, particularly at higher grounds in Scotland, or a wintry mix as we go through the southern part of the country next week. "There will be a sort of northeast/southwest split with the weather, with the colder air in the north while the Atlantic weather system will be trying to push in from the south of the country towards the north."
